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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-06 03-26 CCO CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER ORDINANCE NO. 79 -6 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 REGARDING THE OPERATION OF BINGO BY LICENSED ORGANIZATIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 23 of 'the City Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center is hereby amended as follows: Section 23 -601. LICENSE REQUIRED. No person, except a fraternal, religious, veterans or nonprofit organization governed by Minnesota Statutes Section 290.05, which organization has been in existence for at least •three years, has a•t leas 30 present, active members, who have been members for a•t least six months and whose conditions of membership are duly fulfilled, shall operate, conduct or participate in bingo or bingo occasions nor have any interest in the operation, conduct or participation in bingo or bingo occasions nor possess bingo cards, bingo numbers. bingo accouterments or bingo paraphernalia. No fraternal, religious, veterans or other nonprofit organization as described herein, shall operate, conductt or participate in bingo or bingo occasions or have any in- terest in the operation, conduct or participation of or in bingo or bingo occasions or possess bingo cards, bingo numbers, bingo accouterments or bingo parapher- nalia without first being duly and lawfully licensed as se forth herein. There shall be a class A bingo license and a class B bingo license, eligibili•tv'for which shall be determined by the annual gross receipts, actual or proiected, of the organiza bingo operation. A class A license must be obtained by organiza- tions whose annual gross receipts, actual or proiec•ted, as determined by the Citv Council are less than $1 ,500. A class B license must be obtained by organizations whose annual gross receipts, actual or uroiec as determined by the City Council, are equal to or exceed $1,500. If the annual gross receipts of an organization hold inq a class A license exceed the maximum permitted under said class A license, 'that organization must then apply for, pav the fees for and be issued a class B license in the future. Section 23 -603. LICENSE FEES, LICENSE INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSE YEARS. [The annual license fee is $25 and the fee for investigation for the purposes of issuing a license is $50.] The annual license fee for a class A license is $5 and the fee for inves for the purposes of issuing this license is $5. The annual license fee for a class B license is $25 and -the fee for investigation for 'the purposes of issuing this license is S50. The license fee and fee for the inves•tiga•tion of issuance of a license shall be paid when the application is filed. In 'the event that 'the application is denied or in the event that the license, once issued, is revoked, canceled or surrendered, no part of 'the annual license fee or fee for the investiga- tion for the issuance of a license shall be returned to the applicant unless by r ORDINANCE NO. 79 -6 expressed action of the City Council. Only one license shall be granted to each organization for each year. The licensee shall display the license in a prominent place on the licensed premises a•t all times. Bingo games, bingo occasions, bingo numbers, cards, accouterments and paraphernalia shall be kept, maintained, operated or conducted by licensed organizations only upon the premises which it owns or leases. A license, unless revoked, suspended or canceled, is for the calendar year or part thereof for which it has been issued. The fee for the investiga- tion for issuance of a license must be tendered with each new application for a license and must also be paid at anytime when there is a proposed change of ownership, change of bingo manager or reapplication for a license wherein addi- tional or different parties other than the original licensee, parties and bingo manager are proposing to be licensed. All licenses granted herein are nontrans- ferable. The City Council shall act upon a license application within 180 days from the date of application, but shall not issue a license until at least 30 days after the date of application. Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty (30) days following its legal publication. Adopted -this 26th day of March 1979 Mayor ATTEST: Clerk_ Date of Publication March 8, 1979 Effective Date April 6, 1979 (Bracke•ts indicate matter to be deleted, underline indicates new mat•ter.)